Black Cone Trail - Los Padres National Forest
Trail Distance 7.74 Miles

Submitted Trail Reports

Black Cone Trail Survey - 02-14-2018 - by Los Padres Forest Assocation

Link:	Black Cone Trail
Date:	02-14-2018
Surveyor Name:	Los Padres Forest Assocation
Trail description:	Read more here about trail conditions along the Black Cone Trail: Leor Pantilat's Adventures - Black Cone Loop Brush has mostly been cleared from the trail due to fire damage, but brushy sections remain. Tread is easy to follow.Â
Mode of transport:	Hike
Trail condition:	Needs some work

Black Cone Trail Survey - 05-25-2018 - by Mike Maki

Link:	Black Cone Trail
Date:	05-25-2018
Surveyor Name:	Mike Maki
Trail description:	I hiked the trail as part of my last section hike of the Condor Trail. I met two folks heading the other direction (S) at White Cone Spring, flowing well. The first (southern) third of this trail is an old road bed so not much trouble following the route. The northern end is definitely the most difficult (unburned), north of White Cone Spring. I got water from the flowing North Fork Big Sur River below Black Cone. See Ventana Wilderness report for some good info. Some video is here and some pics are here. Look for the Start of the Black Cone Trail section. condor.mmaki.com
Mode of transport:	Hike
Trail condition:	Hard to follow
Condition details:	Not so much hard to follow but very bushy in the N and 2yr old fire growth in S.
Images:	Trail start at Strawberry Camp Veg in trail but easy to follow Good open section Burned over fiberglass handled trail tools Brusy northern section

Black Cone Trail Survey - 01-15-2015 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Black Cone Trail
Date:	01-15-2015
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Mode of transport:	Hike
Trail condition:	Non existent
Condition details:	lots of dead falls,trail needs to be graded very over grown

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